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A review by fipah
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Jay Papasan, Gary Keller
3.0
3 stars = I liked it. Like most self-help books, it suffers from generalisations, it lacks a discussion on privilege/circumstances, and sometimes presents anecdotal evidence as causational, however, it still is a worthy self-help read.
The book is mostly backed up by some evidence/research and its main theme is absolutely worthy – it helped me navigate my priorities and how to focus on one thing at a time.
Mr Keller's discussion on nutrition and one's daily schedule is a bit preachy and absolutely redundant, dated and untrue (there's no one diet or a daily schedule that would work for everyone) + the conclusion of the book is a bit trite, otherwise, I would recommend the book – it's one of the books that does indeed offer solid time management/priorities/self-help substance while not trying to be everything. The main idea presented here is worthy and overall it is not an unnecessarily lengthy read.
The book is mostly backed up by some evidence/research and its main theme is absolutely worthy – it helped me navigate my priorities and how to focus on one thing at a time.
Mr Keller's discussion on nutrition and one's daily schedule is a bit preachy and absolutely redundant, dated and untrue (there's no one diet or a daily schedule that would work for everyone) + the conclusion of the book is a bit trite, otherwise, I would recommend the book – it's one of the books that does indeed offer solid time management/priorities/self-help substance while not trying to be everything. The main idea presented here is worthy and overall it is not an unnecessarily lengthy read.